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Brie is one of those cheeses that I always see around but I never seem to do anything with it. I recently came across the concept of a baked brie and the thought of that gooey melted cheese piqued my interest. Baked brie is basically just brie wrapped in puff pastry along with some preserves and baked in the oven until the pastry is golden brown and the cheese inside is nice and melted. Instead of using preserves in the baked brie I thought that it would be nice if it was a bit more seasonal and I used some cranberry sauce. For this version of the cranberry sauce I doubled the sugar to ensure that it was nice and sweet as well as tart to complement the savoury melted cheese. My baked brie did not turn out quite as I had hoped as the puff pastry did not hold together and it opened up while cooking. Despite the fact that it does not look the best, it sure was good! The brie cheese was completely melted and and went really well with the cranberry sauce. I served the baked brie with some crackers to dip into the melted cheese and cranberry sauce goodness. I have now been sold on brie and I really like it. I can't wait to get some more.

Directions:1. Lay the puff pastry out flat and place the brie onto it.2. Spread the cranberry sauce over the on the brie.3. Fold the pastry over the top of the brie.4. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 25 minutes.

I LOVE Brie! Try this: Place the brie on a platter...heat up some honey and pour it over the top (it will soften and melt the brie a tad bit)...top that with toasted sliced almonds or pecans...serve with water crackers...YUMMY!

Next time, try turning it upside down, and bake with the seam side on the bottom. Keeps that filling in the pastry, though depending on the size of your cheese, you might have to trim the pastry so it sits flat.

I've been wanting to try baked brie, too and actually bought a hunk of it a week or so ago, now I REALLY want to make it. (Just havne't gotten to it yet.)Looks great. So does your cranberry coffee cake and everything you do, Kevin! YUM!Happy Holidays!I'm having a giveaway on my blog.

Hi!Just so you know, I LOVE your blog and am an avid follower. I have been wanting to make baked brie for a while, and I thought to make it for Christmas.How do you suggest to bake it without it sipping through the dough?

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